«Kyon! Why the hell didn't you warn me?» – Franz asked furiously, banging his hand on the table. It was their first face-to-face meeting in several months, and it started like this.
«It was a surprise. How did it go? Too bad?»
«No… Not at all… It was amazing! The princess almost ate me alive! But if I had known, I would have been prepared, and everything would have been even better!»
«The effect would be different. Haya might have suspected something was wrong.»
Franz ran his fingers through his hair and wearily rubbed his eyes: «Okay, never mind. You're the boss, but you could at least tell me about your plans concerning me! I make more freedom of choice when I buy tobacco than when I decide what to do with my life!»